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These companies are just as afraid, if not far more afraid, of "the implication" from other companies, namely their advertisers and sponsors, as well as influential individuals such as celebrity influencers who drive traffic for their sites. The G-men will have to get in line for Twitter bending over backwards to all of these interests. Threats to the bottom line are probably even more menacing than legal threats- and many of these businesses and individuals are just as litigious as the FBI, as well.

> FBI calls you up and tell you what they think, and you'll totally ignore FBI. Totally.

The OP literally says that's an option that certain companies have opted to do:

> An FBI agent just reached out with a key point about the “gross” subservience of Twitter before the FBI: “A lot of companies we deal with are adversarial to us. Like T-Mobile is totally adversarial. They love leaking things we're saying if we don't get our process right.” (1/2)

> “I feel like that’s the default position. People used to get mad about that in the Bureau, but — they're supposed to represent their clients and their customers. Why in the hell would you expect them to make it easy on you? Do the right thing. Do it the right way.”

https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1603890210252668928

It sounds like Twitter was choosing to play nice with the feds, unless any evidence of coercion arises.

>>Apocry+(OP)
Not the companies who are afraid. It's the employees that are afraid of FBI.

This is like your bosses make sexual advances at you. The power dynamics would make you uncomfortable.

>>ergoco+G02
This is getting a bit ridiculous. I’ve interacted with FBI agents in the course of my employment, and it did not feel like sexual harassment. It was fine; they helped us with a security problem and we appreciated the help.

>>snowwr+582
> they helped us with a security problem

You are getting more and more obtuse. You know this is not the same, but you still use it in your argument.

In this case, FBI asked for the location of the accounts that "Twitter will voluntarily provide to aid the FBI". Ref: https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1604191731141984256

Why didn't FBI get a subpoena properly? why asking twitter to voluntarily provide information?

Were the FBI afraid of getting a subpoena for some reason?

>>ergoco+yF2
The FBI asked us for server logs and we supplied them. No subpoena required if both parties agree.